H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Engineer I - Software

Occupation profile for Engineer I - Software covers 13 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $84,033.

FY2026 certified median
$84,033
Total filings
13
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$80,516–$87,550
Top employer
DISH Network LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$72,821$64,782$87,293
FY20257$80,392$76,898$83,096
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$84,033$80,516$87,550

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Engineer I - SoftwareFY2024 $72,821; FY2025 $80,392; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $84,033$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$72,821FY2025$80,392FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$84,033Certified median offer, Engineer I - SoftwareFY2024 $72,821; FY2025 $80,392; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $84,033$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$72,821FY2025$80,392FY2026*$84,033
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. DISH Network LLC6 filings
  2. U.S. Xpress, Inc.3 filings
  3. ZF Transmissions Gray Court, LLC2 filings
  4. Microchip Technology Inc.1 filings
  5. ZF Active Safety and Electronics US, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Englewood4 filings
  2. Chandler2 filings
  3. Gray Court2 filings
  4. San Jose1 filings
  5. Chicago1 filings
  6. Lafayette1 filings
  7. Christiansburg1 filings
  8. Cheyenne1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    Prevailing wages by area and occupation

    The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1253$82,846$102,294$121,763$141,211
    2026-27Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SCArea 2486015-1252$77,813$103,230$128,627$154,045
    2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806015-1252$92,123$113,714$135,304$156,894
    2026-27Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VAArea 1398015-1252$74,630$98,280$121,950$145,600
    2026-27Cheyenne, WYArea 1694015-1252$80,246$100,214$120,182$140,150
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
    2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1252$104,624$126,901$149,178$171,454
    2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1299$92,539$115,565$138,590$161,616
    2026-27Lafayette-West Lafayette, INArea 2920017-2141$70,866$88,358$105,830$123,323
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653